[samtheman]

I've persuaded a couple of people to join FR just on the strength of these lists you've posted here. The word is getting out. Contact the buttholes in Congress and make them pull back the red carpet for terrorists. Of course, if you're in Boston or Berkeley you might not have much of a chance... but there's a lot of good USA in between.

[backhoe]

I've persuaded a couple of people to join FR just on the strength of these lists you've posted here

Really? Geez! I'll try to be more statesmanlike in my rantings....

But seriously, while Free Republic may be a unique voice for conservatives ( and some Libertarians ) on the web, it's also a wonderful news source and research tool.

I used to zoom all over the web for news & opinions, but I have found that 9 times out of 10, if something has merit, it ends up here... usually much faster than it reaches the "mainstream" media.

Even more valuable is the online real-time commentary by members-- when you have dozens or hundreds of people from all over the world, in all walks of life, with all sorts of unique perspectives, the real truth gets shaken out very quickly.

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You know, I don't know if I have the typing skills and patience to pull it off, but I- or some other FReeper- needs to compose a "User's Guide to Free Republic," outlining how to use the internal search engine, how to use google Advanced to search the site for information, listing a lot of "lists & links" here that cover subjects like, say, Klamath Basin, which the "watchdog press" has done a poor job of covering accurately.

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And just FYI, here's where most of my "lists of links" and articles are:

Backhoe's Digs- links to more links